1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery

Abstract

The States Parties to the present Convention, considering that freedom is the birthright of every human being. In a country where the abolition or abandonment of slavery, or of the institutions or practices mentioned in article 1 of this Convention, the act of mutilating, branding or otherwise marking a slave or a person of servile status in order to indicate his status, or as a punishment, or for any other reason, or of being accessory thereto, shall be a criminal offence under the laws of the States Parties to this Convention and persons convicted thereof shall be liable to punishment. Slavery means the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised. Slave trade means and includes all acts involved in the capture, acquisition or disposal of a person with intent to reduce him to slavery.Keywords: slave trade; slavery